
When benzaldehyde (or any other aromatic aldehyde) is heated with anhydride of an aliphatic acid (containing two -hydrogen atoms) in presence of its sodium salt, condensation takes place to form an unsaturated carboxylic acid. This reaction is called

Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

The major product of the following reaction is:




The major product 'X' formed in the following reaction is:



The major product of the following reaction is:


Mention the reagents used for the following conversions:
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
(q)
(r)

In the following reactions, products and are:


The major product formed in the following reaction is:


Test | Inference |
- test | Coloured precipitate yellow |
Iodoform test | Yellow precipitate |
Azo-dye test | No dye formation |
Compound is:

The major product of the following reaction is:

The major product obtained in the following reaction is:

Reagent(s) which can be used to bring about the following transformation is(are)


